the Salem Witch trails took place in 1692 and the first amendment was adopted December 15, 1791 so they could not be violating the First Amendment.
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If the amendment had existed, it would not have been violated. The victims were arrested on evidence the government declared viable, they were given a fair civil trial and convicted on a charge that was legal in Puritan Massachusetts.
It was not. The fourth amendment did not go into effect until December of 1791. The Salem witch hysteria occured in 1692. The fourth amendment, the constitution and the United States of America all didn't exist in 1692.
Obviously, the Salem Witch Trials tried a very different crime. But, other than that, the Salem Trials were very much like a normal civil trial today.
a lot of people
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
Hanging
they are during much different time periods. Mccarthyism took place during the 1940s, and the Salem witch trials took place in the 1640's.
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
Obviously, the Salem Witch Trials tried a very different crime. But, other than that, the Salem Trials were very much like a normal civil trial today.
outside of Salem
John Proctor was accused and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
During the Salem Witch Trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692, 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death and as many as 13 died in prison.
Samuel Paris worked as a minister in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. His daughter and niece were both amongst the girls who were accused of being witches.
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a lot of people
the Salem witch trials
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
Samuel Parris was a Puritan minister in Salem during the Salem witch trials. He was the father of one of the supposedly afflicted girls during the witch trials, and was the uncle of another.